Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’

Worth It on a Friday

Posted: September 18, 2009 in Thoughts, Uncategorized
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These are some thoughts that help me each day:

1.  Don’t compare yourself to other people, ministries, or workplaces. There are always people that have larger churches, do life better, or have more than you do, and this comparison often leads to compromise.  I like what Perry Noble says about this leading us to go against what God has called US to because we perceive that something else should be done.  Zig Ziglar said, “You are the only person on this earth who can use your ability.” J. Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Your value is viewed by God by you being WHO you are, not WHAT you do!

2.  Embrace the HOPE of God having big plans for you. Always be open to God’s plan.  I love longevity in ministry, living in a town, or in a job, but God’s call on our lives endears us to be “open” and listening to His voice to be ready to go at a moment’s notice.  In other words, you are here forever and leaving tomorrow.  Always have a suitcase packed in God’s economy.  I have watched Him leave people 30 years in one place and I admire that.  I have also watch Him use people in a perpetual “tour of duty” all over the world every six days, six months, or six years.  All of it is good!

3.  Never Give Up. Sometimes this takes unusual tenacity.  “Oh no, you never let go, through the calm and through the storm.” That song is one of my favorite worship tunes.  If you keep waking up and splashing what you know to do on the wall, something will eventually work in your favor.

4.  Convey Confidence That You Have Plenty to Bring to the Table. If you’ve lived life and experienced life, you have plenty to add to the conversation and to anyone’s life, calling, or career.  Act that way.  Regardless if you have the big job, the big church, the big checking account, you are an asset to this life.  You must believe it and act on it!  Respect everyone, but with humility, go add some value to a life today!

Stinking Thinking

Posted: August 31, 2009 in Thoughts
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Right thinking determines our future…it’s easy to get off-track.  Good thoughts come and go and so do bad thoughts.  Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Heart refers to “affections, those things we love, hold dear, and think about.” What’s always on your mind?  The one thing we can change, is our THINKING!  Do it today!  One of the best ways is to READ and GET BUSY!  It will do it every time!

Seasons We Know Little About

Posted: July 22, 2009 in Attitude
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Sometimes I find myself feeling a particular emotion; how ’bout depression, for instance.  I don’t know a lot about it, just that sometimes we all feel this way.  I’ll give you my thoughts:  I think it must be a natural bent for humanity and why God spoke through several to say, “Train yourself to be Godly” and “Bring every thought into captivity” and “Have the mind of Christ.”  I’m not that good at it!  It’s something that has become a discipline I am working on in a big way……..I believe it that we can choose our outlook on ANYTHING that comes our way, good, bad, or indifferent.  It’s the ONLY thing we really have a choice in.

However, as I grow in life, I have learned to realize that there are, indeed, seasons that bring on certain emotions.  If we are not very familiar with the dynamic of these seasons, we can literally weird out.  They are temporal emotions and we need to view, accept, and understand them as such.  For example, things like, a move, a downturn in the economy, financial loss, death of a loved one, recession, child going off to college, divorce, bad news, etc.  In other words, possibly a perfect storm can create certain emotions.  Here’s what I would say:  Let those emotions develop naturally according to the circumstance, but do not let them rule you; you rule them!  You may have to snap out of it, think on something else, get busy, “Think on these things,” the Bible says.

Gratitude

Posted: June 22, 2009 in Thoughts
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Robert Morris‘ The Blessed Life………………..

When you think about your situation in life…
Pride says, “I deserve more!”
Poverty says, “I should feel guilty.”
Gratitude says, “Thank you!” (Gratitude is an attitude of thankfulness that always acknowledges God’s provision.”

When someone says, “Wow, you have a nice cellphone!”
Pride says, “I have 2 other nice ones at home.”
Poverty says, “I got it at 50% off.”
Gratitude says, “Thank you!”

When someone says, “That’s a nice car!”
Pride says, “It’s just my everyday car.”
Poverty says, “It’s a company car.”
Gratitude says, “Thank you.”

When someone says, “That a nice shirt.”
Pride says, “It came from Europe.”
Poverty says, “It was on sale.”
Gratitude says, “Thank you.”

Pride wants people to think that we paid more.

Poverty wants people to think we paid less. (Yikes, I fall into this trap all too often.)
Gratitude doesn’t care what people think; it only cares what God thinks.

“Godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6